Pat Cummins sceptical of Steve Smith opening in Tests. Cameron Green, Matt Renshaw, Marcus Harris, and Cameron Bancroft are vying for David Warner’s spot in the Test squad.
Many openers were placed on notice when David Warner announced his retirement from Test cricket. Including Marcus Harris, Cameron Bancroft, and Matt Renshaw. Notably, club management was willing to experiment with Cameron Green at the top of the order alongside Usman Khawaja. However, prior of the third Test against Pakistan in Sydney, Steve Smith exacerbated matters by stating his desire to open the game.
Marnus Labuschange supported the notion, adding that it would provide him with a lot of motivation to improve in the longest format. However, skipper Pat Cummins is opposed to the concept. As previously said, is content with Smith playing at number four. The captain also stated that he has no reservations about playing numbers three through six because Labuschange, Smith, Travis Head, and Mitchell Marsh have all performed admirably.
“I’m pleased with (Smith’s) performance at No. 4.” At Nos. 3, 4, 5, and 6, obviously Marnus (Labuschagne), Smudge (Smith), Trav (Head), and (Mitchell) Marsh have been rather spectacular. “So my first instinct isn’t likely to be to disrupt that. ” Cummins quoted as saying by Cricbuzz.
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Will be really hard to replicate Davey: Pat Cummins
Warner was a force to be reckoned with in red-ball cricket. Cummins state that replacing him will be difficult. The 30-year-old did not name an obvious replacement for Warner in the starting XI, but he did say that players who score runs in the Sheffield Shield will be considered.
“Obviously, it’s going to be extremely difficult to replicate Davey (David Warner) and what he’s brought to it. ” I believe you search for who is best place to score runs. But I believe there are some aspects that remain constant in Test cricket, and that is the need to put pressure on the opponent. You’ve got to be keeping an eye on the scoreboard. Not always, but most of the time, you must keep the scoreboard moving. There are considerations, but really, if someone is scoring runs in Shield cricket, it’s a good indication that they can do it at the next level,” Cummins said.
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